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REGIONAL FINAL: Riverdale Forces Do-Or-Die Match With Game 2 Victory

GAME 3 SET FOR 1 P.M. SATURDAY

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By Brian Gjurgevich | Highlands Today

Published: May 9, 2008

The District 11 champion Riverdale baseball team wasn't about to be swept on its home field.

The Raiders strung together 13 hits and knocked around five Sebring pitchers to earn a 10-2 victory over the Blue Streaks in the second game of a Class 4A Regional final series on Friday night at Riverdale High School.

The series now shifts to a do-or-die third game, which will decide who moves on to the state final four next week in Sarasota. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and complete coverage will appear in Monday's Highlands Today.

The Raiders took a 4-0 lead in the second inning behind a two-run home run from Corey Williams (his second of the day) and an outfield error by the Blue Streaks.

Sebring responded with a solo home run by Gus Williams and a RBI bloop single by Kevin Welborn that scored Matt Musto to get back within two, but Riverdale knocked back-to-back home runs in the top of the fourth to extend its lead to 7-2.

They tacked on two more runs in the top of the fifth on a pair of wild pitches and another in the sixth via a Corey Williams infield hit. Pitcher Nate Gahafer did the rest, fanning 10 Streaks in a complete game, two-hit performance.

See Sunday's Highlands Today for complete coverage, photos and reaction. Visit highlandstoday.com/sports for inning-by-inning updates on Saturday's do-or-die final

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